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EXAM PREP GUIDE
Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCITP Exam 70-443--and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you've learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.
Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to: Install, consolidate, and configure multiple database instances Design tables, file groups, and indexes for a physical database Develop and implement security policies at the server, database, and object levels Design, implement, and configure clustering, log shipping, database mirroring, and replication Create plans for data archiving, data backups, and disaster recovery
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Assess your skills with practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers--including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.
Your training kit includes: 15% exam discount from Microsoft. Offer expires 12/31/11. Details inside. Official self-paced study guide. Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results. 375+ practice and review questions. Case scenarios, practice exercises, and best practices. 180-day evaluation version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. 20 Webcasts with 25+ additional hours of instruction. Fully searchable eBook of this guide.
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Synopsis
EXAM PREP GUIDE
Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCITP Exam 70-443—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.
Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:
- Install, consolidate, and configure multiple database instances
- Design tables, file groups, and indexes for a physical database
- Develop and implement security policies at the server, database, and object levels
- Design, implement, and configure clustering, log shipping, database mirroring, and replication
- Create plans for data archiving, data backups, and disaster recovery
PRACTICE TESTS:
Assess your skills with practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.
Your training kit includes:
Details inside. - Official self-paced study guide.
- Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results.
- 375+ practice and review questions.
- Case scenarios, practice exercises, and best practices.
- 180-day evaluation version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.
- 20 Webcasts with 25+ additional hours of instruction.
- Fully searchable eBook of this guide.
For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.
About the Author
J.C. Mackin (MCITP, MCTS, MCSE, MCDST, MCT) is a writer, consultant, and trainer who has been working with Microsoft® networks for more than a decade. Books he has previously authored or coauthored include MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-291): Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 Network Infrastructure; MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-443): Designing a Database Server Infrastructure Using Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005; and MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-622): Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on a Windows Vista® Client for Enterprise Support Technicians. He also holds a master's degree in Telecommunications and Network Management.
Table of Contents
About the Authors; J.C. Mackin; Mike Hotek; Tobias Thernström; Shannon Horn; Acknowledgments; J.C. Mackin; Mike Hotek; Introduction; Hardware Requirements; Software Requirements; Using the CD and DVD; Microsoft Certified Professional Program; Technical Support; Evaluation Edition Software Support; Chapter 1: Planning a Database Server Infrastructure; 1.1 Before You Begin; 1.2 Lesson 1: Sizing a Database Server; 1.3 Lesson 2: Sizing the Processor Subsystem; 1.4 Lesson 3: Sizing the Disk Subsystem; 1.5 Lesson 4: Estimating Memory Requirements; 1.6 Lesson 5: Choosing a Version of Windows and SQL Server; 1.7 Chapter Review; 1.8 Chapter Summary; 1.9 Key Terms; 1.10 Case Scenarios and the 70-443 Exam; 1.11 Case Scenario: Spotting a Bottleneck; 1.12 Suggested Practices; 1.13 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 2: Deploying and Consolidating Multiple Instances; 2.1 Before You Begin; 2.2 Lesson 1: Deploying Multiple Instances; 2.3 Lesson 2: Planning Database Consolidation; 2.4 Chapter Review; 2.5 Chapter Summary; 2.6 Key Terms; 2.7 Case Scenario: Consolidating Dispersed Data; 2.8 Suggested Practices; 2.9 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 3: Designing SQL Server Security in the Enterprise; 3.1 Before You Begin; 3.2 Lesson 1: Assessing Database Security Needs for Business; 3.3 Lesson 2: Overview of SQL Server Security; 3.4 Chapter Review; 3.5 Chapter Summary; 3.6 Key Terms; 3.7 Case Scenario: Designing an Authentication Method and Assigning Privileges; 3.8 Suggested Practices; 3.9 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 4: Designing Database Server Security Policies; 4.1 Before You Begin; 4.2 Lesson 1: Enforcing SQL Server Security Through Group Policy; 4.3 Lesson 2: Encrypting SQL Server Traffic; 4.4 Lesson 3: Reducing the Attack Surface of SQL Server 2005; 4.5 Chapter Review; 4.6 Chapter Summary; 4.7 Key Terms; 4.8 Case Scenario: Enforcing Server Security Policy; 4.9 Suggested Practices; 4.10 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 5: Designing SQL Server Endpoints; 5.1 Before You Begin; 5.2 Lesson 1: Overview of Endpoints; 5.3 Lesson 2: TCP Endpoints; 5.4 Lesson 3: HTTP Endpoints; 5.5 Chapter Review; 5.6 Chapter Summary; 5.7 Key Terms; 5.8 Case Scenario: Designing SQL Server Security; 5.9 Suggested Practices; 5.10 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 6: Designing Database Security; 6.1 Before You Begin; 6.2 Lesson 1: Designing Instance-level Security; 6.3 Lesson 2: Designing Database Security; 6.4 Lesson 3: Securing Database Objects; 6.5 Chapter Review; 6.6 Chapter Summary; 6.7 Key Terms; 6.8 Case Scenario: Designing SQL Server Security; 6.9 Suggested Practices; 6.10 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 7: Planning for High Availability in the Enterprise; 7.1 Before You Begin; 7.2 Lesson 1: Assessing Database Availability Requirements; 7.3 Lesson 2: Designing Database Storage; 7.4 Lesson 3: Planning a Database Migration Strategy; 7.5 Chapter Review; 7.6 Chapter Summary; 7.7 Key Terms; 7.8 Case Scenario: Planning for High Availability; 7.9 Suggested Practices; 7.10 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 8: Failover Clustering; 8.1 Before You Begin; 8.2 Lesson 1: Designing Windows Clustering; 8.3 Lesson 2: Designing SQL Server 2005 Failover Cluster Instances; 8.4 Chapter Review; 8.5 Chapter Summary; 8.6 Key Terms; 8.7 Case Scenario: Failover Clustering; 8.8 Suggested Practices; 8.9 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 9: Database Mirroring; 9.1 Before You Begin; 9.2 Lesson 1: Overview of Database Mirroring; 9.3 Lesson 2: Initializing Database Mirroring; 9.4 Lesson 3: Designing Failover and Failback Strategies; 9.5 Chapter Review; 9.6 Chapter Summary; 9.7 Key Terms; 9.8 Case Scenario: Database Mirroring; 9.9 Suggested Practices; 9.10 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 10: Log Shipping; 10.1 Before You Begin; 10.2 Lesson 1: Overview of Log Shipping; 10.3 Lesson 2: Initializing Log Shipping; 10.4 Lesson 3: Designing Failover and Failback Strategies; 10.5 Chapter Review; 10.6 Chapter Summary; 10.7 Key Terms; 10.8 Case Scenario: Log Shipping; 10.9 Suggested Practices; 10.10 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 11: Replication; 11.1 Before You Begin; 11.2 Lesson 1: Overview of Replication; 11.3 Lesson 2: Transactional Replication; 11.4 Lesson 3: Merge Replication; 11.5 Lesson 4: Designing Failover and Failback Strategies; 11.6 Chapter Review; 11.7 Chapter Summary; 11.8 Key Terms; 11.9 Case Scenario: Replication; 11.10 Suggested Practices; 11.11 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 12: Designing the Physical Database; 12.1 Before You Begin; 12.2 Lesson 1: Designing Database Tables; 12.3 Lesson 2: Designing Filegroups; 12.4 Lesson 3: Planning Indexes; 12.5 Lesson 4: Designing Database Views; 12.6 Lesson 5: Designing Database Procedures; 12.7 Lesson 6: Creating Database Conventions; 12.8 Chapter Review; 12.9 Chapter Summary; 12.10 Key Terms; 12.11 Case Scenario: Designing a SQL Server Environment; 12.12 Suggested Practices; 12.13 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 13: Designing a Data Recovery Strategy; 13.1 Before You Begin; 13.2 Lesson 1: Assessing Data Recovery Needs; 13.3 Lesson 2: Understanding Backup Types; 13.4 Lesson 3: Recovering a Database; 13.5 Lesson 4: Overview of Backup Media; 13.6 Chapter Review; 13.7 Chapter Summary; 13.8 Key Terms; 13.9 Case Scenario: Designing a Data Recovery Strategy; 13.10 Suggested Practices; 13.11 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 14: Archiving Database Data; 14.1 Before You Begin; 14.2 Lesson 1: Planning a Data Archive; 14.3 Lesson 2: Archiving by Using Partitions; 14.4 Chapter Review; 14.5 Chapter Summary; 14.6 Key Terms; 14.7 Case Scenario; 14.8 Suggested Practices; 14.9 Take a Practice Test; Answers; Chapter 1: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 1: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 2: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 2: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 3: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 3: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 4: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 4: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 5: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 5: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 6: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 6: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 7: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 7: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 8: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 8: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 9: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 9: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 10: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 10: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 11: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 11: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 12: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 12: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 13: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 13: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 14: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 14: Case Scenario Answers; Glossary; System Requirements; Hardware Requirements; Software Requirements; Exam 70-443: PRO: Designing a Database Server Infrastructure by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005;